Mohamed Sanu reveals who has the best hands on the Falcons

Mohamed Sanu reveals who has the best hands on the Falcons

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu recently took to Twitter to answer questions from his fans about a variety of topics. One such question poised to Sanu forced his hand on making a decision about the wide receiver corps for which he is currently an integral part.

Sanu is coming off his best season to date in terms of receptions after catching 59 balls for 653 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season. In three playoff games, Atlanta’s No. 2 wide receiver added another two scores with 11 catches and 121 yards.

Opposite him, the legendary Julio Jones battled a toe injury through the latter part of the season but appeared to be just fine, making highlight catches during the run up to the Super Bowl. Jones caught 83 passes for 1,409 yards and six touchdowns despite missing two games late in the year.

During the playoffs, a well-rested Jones caught an 19 additional passes for 334 yards and three more scores. The back-to-back First-team All-Pro receiver continued his dominance of opposing secondaries throughout 2016, strengthening his campaign as the best receiver in all of football.

However, when Sanu was asked to pick which of the two had the better hands, he went in an entirely different direction.

Instead of choosing himself or selecting the front-runner in Jones, Sanu went with second-year receiver Justin Hardy.

Limited early in his career moving from having no playbook in college to learning the offense of former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, Hardy’s playing time didn’t come until the second half of 2015.

However, in 2016 Hardy enjoyed an expanded role albeit on a team stacked at the wide receiver position. He matched the number of receptions from his rookie year at 21 but earned a few more yards and four touchdowns last season. He failed to find the end zone as a rookie, although some believe officials missed one in the Green Bay game.

If Hardy continues to develop, he could blossom into a top-notch playmaker, especially if Sanu is right and his hands are indeed better than those of Jones.